Leigh Halfpenny may have come back to training a week earlier than the other British and Irish Lions players at Scarlets but he has not been included in the Welsh region's squad to face Bristol Rugby on Saturday.

Halfpenny's move from Toulon to Scarlets this summer was the highest profile signing of the off season.

Despite the absence of their new man, head coach Wayne Pivac has named a strong squad for the defending Pro12 champions.

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Samson Lee of Wales charges upfield during the International match between Wales and Australia

Samson Lee, Scott Williams and Tom Prydie will offer Scarlets some real class off the replacements bench while the Scarlets' new generation of Wales stars, Aled Davies, Ryan Elias, Wyn Jones and Steff Evans all feature in the squad having made their international debuts in June.

Scarlets come into the game having shown their famous attacking prowess in their first pre-season game of the summer, beating a Scarlets Premiership Select side 82-12 last weekend.